phrasal verb🧩 phrasal verb
drink up
to finish a drink
What it means
To finish a drink completely, often quickly. It's frequently used as a friendly command in pubs and at parties when it's time to leave or move on.
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Examples
- Drink up, everyone — the last bus leaves in fifteen minutes!
- He drank up his coffee and rushed out the door to catch his train.
- She drank up the medicine despite its terrible bitter taste.
- Let's drink up and head over to the next pub down the road.
Where it comes from
Separable phrasal verb. 'Drink up!' is the traditional last-call shout in British pubs, used by landlords near closing time for centuries.
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